Bengaluru, March 3

Captain Meg Lanning’s fifty and a cunning spell of left-arm spin by Jess Jonassen drove Delhi Capitals to a slick 25-run victory over Gujarat Giants in their Women’s Premier League match.

Lanning was Capitals’ guiding force to an adequate 163/8 despite a late flurry of wickets. The Giants’ chase never grew wings, ending up with 138/8 despite Ashleigh Gardner’s well-timed 40 off 31 balls as they crashed to their fourth defeat on the bounce. Jonassen led Capitals’ bowling with a shrewd spell (3/22) and she received very good support from Radha Yadav (3/20). The win also propelled Delhi to the top of the table with six points.

“We felt short, probably about 20 short after the position we got ourselves into,” Lanning said. “We wanted to take early wickets and put Gujarat under pressure, and it was nice we could do that,” she added.

Jonassen was named the Player of the Match. “Meg knows me very well, she knows I love the ball in my hand at any point. I sort of pride myself on my ability to do that,” Jonassen said. “Our bowling group really came together. Radha also bowled well through the middle,” she added.

Brief scores: Delhi Capitals: 163/8 in 20 overs (Lanning 55, Capsey 27; Meghana 4/37); Gujarat Giants: 138/8 in 20 overs (Gardner 40; Jonassen 3/22, Yadav 3/20).